Essential repair works have started in the Gortahork-Falcarragh area of Donegal.

Irish Water and its Local Authority partner Donegal County Council has notified its customers of an outage at the Gortahork-Falcarragh Water Treatment Plant.

Although the water treatment plant is now back in production, customers in Gortahork-Falcarragh and surrounding areas may experience low water pressure and/or water outages for a period of time, as the network refills and for normal water supply to return to all impacted customers.

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Irish Water's Kevin Love said: "Essential repair works at the Gortahork-Falcarragh Water Treatment Plant are now successfully complete and the plant is back up and running. However, customers in Gortahork-Falcarragh and surrounding areas may experience outages and low pressure this evening. Customers are asked to conserve water wherever possible as normal water supply returns to all impacted customers. Simple water conservation efforts can have a big impact on reducing demand on the supply. There are tips on how to conserve water in your home on the Water Conservation section of our website. However, it is important that people continue to follow the HSE guidance on hand washing."